Toilet seat and cover



Aug. 11, 1936. F. A. STEADMAN 2,050,472 I V TOILET SEAT AND COVER FiledJune 27, 1934 Im Em-ma Patented Aug. 11, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in toilet seats and seat covers,andv has among its more important objects to provide a one-piece castmetal toilet seat which may be produced at relatively low cost and whichis strong, durable and sanitary; to provide a cooperating one-piece castmetal seat cover which likewise may be produced at relatively low costand which is strong, durable and sanitary; to provide novel hinge meansfor mounting the seat and the cover on a bowl, and to provide novelmeans for mounting rubber or equivalent bowl engaging stops on the seatand rubber or equivalent seat engaging stops on the With the foregoingand various other objects in view which will become more fully apparentas the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consistsin the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts as will be hereinafter more fully described,

illustrated in the accompanying drawing and defined in the appendedclaim.

In the drawing, wherein like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in the differcut views:-

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a toilet seat and cover embodying thefeatures of the invention.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3--3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view illustrating a seat of modifiedform; and

Figure 5 is a detail view of a modified form of lug and bumper.

A primary feature of the invention is to provide a seat that iswaterproof and therefore will not be affected by moisture or water evenif it is subjected to inundation by flood.

Referring to the drawing in detail, S designates, generally, the presenttoilet seat and C the cover therefor. Both the seat and cover are ofonepiece construction and may be pressed or stamped, but are preferablycast, from aluminum or aluminum alloy or other suitable light weightmetal or alloy, whereby they are strong, durable, easy to handle anddevoid of insanitary joints such as are present in plural part seats andcovers, particularly the built up or veneered types of wooden seats andcovers.

The seat S has cast integral therewith, at its rear, a pair ofrearwardly extending, laterally spaced hinge lugs ID, ID which areapertured for the reception of hinge pins II, I I projecting laterallyfrom the upper end portions of bolts I2, I2 which are secured to therear of the bowl B,

whereby the seat and cover are mounted on the bowl for swinging movementbetween raised and lowered positions.

The cover C also has cast integrally therewith, at its rear, a pair oflaterally spaced hinge lugs I, I3, I3 which are apertured for thereception of 5 the hinge pins I I, I I and which are curved downwardly.as shown for alinement with the lugs I0, I9, said lugs I3, I3 fittingbetween the lugs I0, ID as shown to brace the cover against sidewisemovement relative to the seat, the hinge pins I I, 10

II passing, respectively, through related lugs Ill, I3 so that thesingle pair of hinge pins serve to mount both the seat S and the cover Con the bowl B for swinging movement between raised and loweredpositions.- 15

By reference to Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing it will be observed thatboth the seat S and the cover 0 are of open-bottom, hollow construction,whereby they are of light weight and may be cast readily andeconomically. Moreover, it will be 20 observed by reference to Figs. 1and 2 that lugs I4 are cast integrally with both the seat and the coverand depend from the top walls thereof into the hollow open bottom'spacesof said seat and cover whereby they are entirely concealed when 25 theseat and cover are lowered, said lugs serving for the attachment to theseat and cover of rubber or equivalent bumpers I5, I6, respectively, forengagement with the upper edge of the bowl and the top of the seat,respectively, to cushion the 30 seat and cover when they are dropped totheir lowered positions. In this connection it will be noted that theseat is provided with three lugs I4, one of which is disposed at thefront of the seat and the other two at the sides thereof, re- 35spectively, whereby the seat, when lowered, is firmly supported at threepoints against wobbling. Also, it will be noted that the cover isprovided with only a single lug I4 and bumper I6 located at the frontthereof, and that upon the top or 40 outer face of the cover is secureda single bumper I! to cushion the cover when it is raised, the fasteningscrew I8 for the bumper I'I preferably extending into the lug I4 of thecover to obtain greater strength for the mounting of the 45 bumper Il.

If desired, the seat S may be provided at its front with a shield orguard I9 as illustrated in Fig. '4 of the drawing, said shield or guardbeing formed as an integral downward extension of the 50 rear wall ofthe front portion of the seat.

Figure 5 illustrates a modified form of bumper lug and bumper, whereinthe lug I I is knurled or burred on the outer surface to receive aslip-on type of rubber bumper I5. The type of bumper 55 illustrated inthis figure has the advantage that it will wear completely down to thelower face of the'lug before it needs replacement.

With further reference to the bumper lugs it may be pointed out that thesame may be fastened to the seat or seat cover by welding or by otherfastenings in the event that the seat or cover is pressed or stamped. Inthat connection, it may be pointed out that one of the features of theinvention is to provide a bumper lug which is completely housed andconcealed within the transversely arched portion of the seat or seatcover, so that only a portion of the cushioned bumper projects beyondthe plane of the particular member which carries the same. 'Ihis notonly has the advantage of concealing the metallic lug from view, buttends to avoid contact of the metallic seat with the porcelain and makesit possible to provide a deeper cushion than if the lugs were extendedor projected beyond the plane of the seat itself.

Also, if desired, bushings of bronze, brass or other suitable materialmay be provided to fit the apertures in the hinge lugs l0, l0 and I 3,l3 and to receive the hinge pins I I, l l to reduce wear and provide forlongevity of the hinge mounting of the seat and cover.

The seat and lid may be finished by bufling and polishing or bypainting. In any case, the seat and cover are devoid of joints or thelike, will not absorb moisture, and therefore may readily be cleaned andmaintained clean and sanitary. Moreover, as aforesaid, both the seat andcover obviously are capable of being cast easily and at low cost andwhen installed upon a bowl obviously are not liable to become broken ordamaged, but possess substantially indefinite life.

From the foregoing description considered in connection with theaccompanying drawing it is believed that the construction and thenumerous advantages of the invention will be readily understood andappreciated. It is desired to point out, however, that while only asingle specific embodiment of the invention has been illustrated anddescribed, the same is readily capable of modification within the spiritand scope thereof as defined in the appended claim.

I claim:

In a device of the class described, a seat member comprising a body oftransversely arched hollow formation, integral rearwardly extendingperforated hinge lugs disposed in the plane of the body and located ateach side of the longitudinal center thereof, a bumper lug cast integralwith the under arched face of the seat body at the front thereof anddisposed at the longitudinal center of the seat, a cover of open bottomhollow formation, a pair of rearwardly extending integral perforatedhinge lugs on the cover and disposed at either side of the longitudinalcenter thereof, said cover hinge lugs being downwardly curved and spacedcloser together than the seat hinge lugs, thereby to be disposed at theinside faces of said seat hinge lugs to brace the cover against sidewisemovement relative to the seat and also to bring the perforations of bothsets of hinge lugs into registry, an integral bumper lug formed on theunder side of the cover at the center thereof substantially to alignvertically with the bumper lug on the seat, and bolt members havinglaterally projecting hinge pins extending inwardly through theperforations of both sets of hinge lugs to pivotally connect the sametogether.

FRANCIS A. STEADMAN.

